RE: [Leica] OT - Traveling to Canada from US...

["Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>]

Well, I wasn't getting a hair cut on the tarmac if that's what you mean ;-)

No, there was no one else behind me, but I did take my time.  I almost
wasn't able to finish it...but I forced my self.  There was NO WAY they were
getting any of MY cake.  One of the smart alec guys went inside, and came
out with a carton of milk and a glass, poured it and sat there drinking a
glass of milk while I force-fed my cake, with nothing to drink.  Shaking the
carton every now and then with a gesture towards me, that he'd be glad to
trade some milk for some cake...I didn't care, it was the principle of the
thing.  We all actually had a very good laugh, they were quite good spirited
about it though...all they really wanted was a piece of cake, and they tried
to usurp their authority to get some (then taunted me with milk), but in the
end I won...bloated and buzzed (from eating a whole very chocolate cake).

Austin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Rob Appleby
> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 12:00 PM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - Traveling to Canada from US...
>
>
> I hope you held up the international traffic flow for a couple of hours
> while you did - no point hurrying a good cake ;-)
>
> -- Rob
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Austin Franklin" <darkroom@ix.netcom.com>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 09, 2002 4:26 PM
> Subject: RE: [Leica] OT - Traveling to Canada from US...
>
>
> >
> > > On numerous trips back and forth I have always found the law
> > > enforcement people
> > > on both sides of the border efficient and polite.
> >
> > My one incident with Canadian border crossing was coming from Montreal
> into
> > the US via car.  Well, Montreal is known for having wonderful
> pastry...and
> > we bought a nice cake...and it was a very nice cake mind you.  They saw
> the
> > box in the back of the car, and asked what that was...we told
> them a cake
> > and they demanded to see it.  They asked what kind it was, one of them
> > commenting on how good it looked etc. then they said we had to turn it
> over,
> > we could not enter the US with that cake.  There was NO way I
> was turning
> > that cake over to them.  I simply didn't understand what the difference
> was
> > whether it was in my stomach or in a box. So, I stood there and ate the
> > whole damn cake right in front of them.
> >
> > Austin
> >
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